The Mexican holiday of El día de los muertos honors the connection between the dead and the living, and the ways in which those who have gone continue to walk with us.
What do you do to celebrate those who have gone before?
Masks
Halloween offers us the opportunity to put on masks and costumes, to present ourselves in any way that suits us. Dressed in our disguises, we are free to waltz up to the houses of our neighbors, demanding treats.
What mask do you put on to help yourself feel less vulnerable?
Enough
It’s hard to imagine that a few green fronds on top of a spindly palm tree would be enough to sustain the tree’s growth, but a few fronds on top was all it ever needed.
What small thing sustains you?
I Know This Rose Will Open
I know this rose will open.
I know my fear will burn away.
I know my soul will unfurl its wings.
I know this rose will open.
–Mary Grigolia
How do you see your soul unfurling its wings?
Easily Torn
“A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.”
―Ian McEwan
What helps you to handle your physical vulnerability?